VVV-Venlo 0–13 AFC Ajax

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VVV-Venlo 0–13 Ajax
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De Koel in Venlo held the match
Event2020–21 Eredivisie
VVV-Venlo Ajax
0 13
Date24 October 2020 (2020-10-24)
VenueDe Koel, Venlo
RefereeDanny Makkelie
Attendance0[note 1]

The 2020–21 Eredivisie match between VVV-Venlo and Ajax at De Koel, Venlo, took place on Saturday, 24 October 2020. Ajax won the match 13–0, setting a new record for the largest win in the history of the league.[1] This result beat Ajax's 12–1 win over Vitesse back in the 1971–72 season.

Match[]

Overview[]

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp opened the scoring for Ajax in the 12th minute and the visitors were 2–0 only five minutes later with Lassina Traoré's first strike of the evening.[2] Ajax scored a further two goals before the half-time break, with a second goal from Traoré and a strike from Dušan Tadić just before the interval.[2]

Venlo were reduced to 10 men on 52 minutes when Christian Kum was sent off after the video assistant referee upgraded his yellow card for violent conduct to a red.[3] Venlo further collapsed after the sending off with four Ajax goals in five minutes from Traoré, Antony, Ekkelenkamp and Daley Blind.[2] Traoré added his fourth on 65 minutes, and two goals from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar on 74 and 76 minutes took it to 11–0.[2] With 12 minutes left, Lisandro Martínez made it 12–0 before Traoré added his fifth of the game on 87 minutes.[2][3]

Records[]

Erik ten Hag's side recorded their biggest victory in club history, beating their own Eredivisie record from 1972 when they thrashed Vitesse 12–1.[2][4]

Lassina Traoré became the first Ajax player to score five goals in an Eredivisie game since Marco van Basten in 1985 and the first to record three assists for the club in a league match since Frenkie de Jong in 2017.[4] The display meant that Traoré became the first player this century to be directly involved in eight goals in an Eredivisie match.[4]

It was the biggest ever defeat in a professional game for Venlo, with their previous heaviest loss a 10–1 reverse to PSV Eindhoven in 1964.[4]

Summary[]

Details[]

VVV-Venlo0–13Ajax
Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
VVV-Venlo
Ajax

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.


References[]

  1. ^ "Ajax hammer VVV-Venlo in record 13-0 win". BBC Sport. 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Ajax thrash VVV Venlo 13-0 to break Eredivisie record". ESPN. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Dutch giants Ajax recorded the biggest victory in Eredivisie history with a 13-0 thrashing at mid-table side VVV-Venlo, who had a player sent off". BBC. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Ajax set Eredivisie record with stunning 13-0 win over VVV-Venlo". AS. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.


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